Everyday Items for sewing tools

Using everyday items for sewing tools
1.       Hair barrettes that click open and close.  For holding binding down when hand sewing.
2.       Any plastic lid or plate for circle appliqués.
3.       Cookie cutters for appliqué shapes.
4.       Brown paper bag taped next to you for trimmings and thread.
5.       Crisco stick trays for needle packs.
6.       Rubberized shelf liner under your sewing machine to keep you machine from moving.
7.       Wooden skewers for stiletto’s.
8.       Ziploc bags for scraps or small sewing tools.
9.       Blue painters tape.  Put on your machine to guide your  seams or marking quilting lines.
10.   Lip stick case great to store your bobbins in.
11.   Telephone book pages for foundation piecing.
12.   Bed risers for your table legs.
13.   Magnetic bar from harbor freight to hold your scissors.
14.   Plastic table cloth with flannel on the back intent design wall.
15.   Qtips to clean lint from your bobbin case and feed dogs.
16.   Swiffer floor wipe to dust off your machine and Ott lamps it hold the dust.
17.   Dryer sheet to clean the bottom of your iron.
18.   Compact mirror to change the light bulb on your machine.
19.   Pencil eraser to hold needles.
20.   Utensil carousel for sewing tools.
21.   Fish and tackle box for sewing tools.
22.   90 degree angle screwdriver to work on your machine.
23.   Chopsticks for turning corners to a stiletto.
24.   Wooden clothespins to hold binding in place.
25.   Coffee filters for stabilizer for machine appliqué.
26.   Silverware insert for drawers to organize fabric for log cabin blocks.
27.   Plastic Prescription bottles for Pins, safety pins, thimbles, sewing machine feet, bobbins.
28.   Wooden kitchen spoons for finger pressing.
29.   Spice racks for buttons and small sewing items.
30.   Empty paper towel roll to wrap binding around.
31.   Empty Tic Tac containers for needles or bent pins.
32.   Plastic sheets that come in a package of bacon to make templates (scrub it with dawn first).
33.   Muffin tin for sorting buttons, pins, clips.
34.   Empty tissue box for trimmings.
35.   Smooth rock hold fabric down, paper weight, pressing seams, small hammer….
36.   Post-it notes for organizing fabric pieces or reminders for setting on your machine for the project.
37.    Freezer paper for appliqué.
38.   Parchment paper can be used to ironing , and making patterns.
39.   Pony tail holders around bobbins.
40.   Cuticle sticks to shape corners or help with gluing.
41.   Pencil box or case to store rotary cutter and extra blades.
42.   Dental floss to zig zag over for gathering.
43.   Beeswax candle for drawing sewing thread through.
44.   Small paint brush to keep lint out of your sewing machine.
45.   Letter rack to store your rulers.
46.   Door stops to put under your machine on the back so to help you not to lean over (helps the back)
47.   Eye glass case to hold rotary cutter and blades.
48.   Baby changing table for storage and cutting table.
49.   Single packed alcohol swabs for cleaning needle goo build up.
50.   Long pipe cleaners to keep matching thread and bobbin together.
51.   Coffee creamer containers to keep water in to keep by your ironing board to fill your iron.
52.   Make-up brush to clean your machine.
53.   Small electric beard clippers for unpicking.
54.   Magic Eraser to clean an iron.
55.   Tooth brush great to get rid of loose threads.

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